NLMK Group

Xi'an Qiyuan Mechanical and Electrical Equipment (SDRI) successfully handed over a transformer core cutting machine valued at 20 million yuan (US$2.9 million) to an Indian subsidiary of Russia-based NLMK Group.

NLMK Group signed a memorandum on industrial cooperation with electrical equipment manufacturers from the Eurasian Economic Union to develop next-generation energy-efficient transformers using high-permeability electrical steel.

NLMK Group started hot testing of a new turbine generator unit at its Cogeneration Plant in Lipetsk. The project cost over RUB 1.8 billion ($31.49 million) and will increase in-house power generation share from 53% to 59%.

VIZ-Stal (part of NLMK Group) began installing a new overhead crane for the finishing section of its cold rolling mill. The project costs 36 million rubles and will replace an older crane, improving production stability and safety.

VIZ-Stal, a transformer steel producer and part of NLMK Group, began installing a new overhead electric crane with a rotating trolley at its cold rolling mill shop. The crane, with a capacity increased from 20 to 22 tonnes, will replace an outdated mechanism. The project cost about 33 million rubles, and commissioning is scheduled for December 2017.

VIZ-Stal (part of NLMK Group) has ordered a new overhead crane with a rotating trolley for its cold rolling shop, investing about 33 million rubles. The crane, with a 22-ton capacity, will replace an outdated unit and is scheduled for delivery in November 2017 and commissioning in December 2017.

Tenova was awarded a contract to design and build a walking beam furnace for NLMK Group's Pennsylvania mill, part of an $80 million investment. The furnace will replace three outdated pusher furnaces and start up in 2018.